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  • That 70-year old young upstart Bob Skipper is looking for work.

    Buying himself out (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • And the next moment he was in Skipper's arms, jowl against cheek, and the tongue was again flashing out in all the articulateness possible for

    Chapter 4 1917

  • The hand bent from the wrist and caressed him protectingly, and the warm contact of his velvet body put a change in Skipper's sick dreams, for he began to mutter in cold and bitter ominousness: "Any nigger that as much as bats an eye at that puppy ..."

    Chapter 7 1917

  • If you’re into the warm and sophisticated look of wood, the Wave Skipper is a unique tub made of wood and inspired by the design of a luxury yacht.

    Bathroom Wave Shelving 2009

  • Had he been situated to see, he would have seen a twinkle in Skipper’s eyes, which had been withdrawn from the sea and were looking down upon him.

    CHAPTER IV 2010

  • And the next moment he was in Skipper’s arms, jowl against cheek, and the tongue was again flashing out in all the articulateness possible for a creature denied speech.

    CHAPTER IV 2010

  • Either way, it’s safe to assume her boyfriend Ken and Cousin Skipper will find a way onto the project as well.

    Flixnjoystix.com! » Movie News Reel: September 21st – 25th, 2009! Rounding Up The Week’s Notable Movie News Items! 2009

  • "But I thought a Skipper was a kind of Captain or something," said

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

  • The Skipper was their lord and master, and they loved and feared him, and did his bidding as often as their nature would allow; but in the depths of their little monkey hearts they cherished a profound admiration for Franci, and they were always hoping that this time they were looking like him when they smiled.

    Nautilus Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896

  • The Skipper was their king, Franci was their model, the ideal toward which they vainly aspired.

    Nautilus Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896

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